The Booker T. Washington Papers, Vol.12, page 464, Mar. 1914, U. of Illinois Press

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers prospective management of The Age, and shall not. CharIey and Fred who before seldom overlooked an opportunity to knock each other, now are together knocking me, and because of The Age incident Chariey employs ''I told you so,'' with Fred. Of course ~ have been aggressive times were when it was necessary here to maintain ''our'' control, and to beat back the antics. The aggressive fellow Is bound to make some enemies, and every cor~servative must have a few aggressives around as 'suppers'' if nothing more. The ''Federals''—the antics, have approached me with offers, but I have refused. When I join in with friends, I respect the reserve clause as a part of the moral contract. That bit of oxygen—Thompson, has tried to injure me, on the assumption that ~ was the ''Sage,'' and yet the me least suspected (Roscoe Bruce) Is the ''Sage,'' and ~ have indisputable evidence of it. Confidentially SherIock-like, I chased down his copy. Also chased down some other copy of his which puts him in the despicable ingrate class. Out of these three pages you may be able to fathom what I am driving at—the reason why I am now considered, by the anxiously anticipating holdovers, inharmonious. They say turkeys average three full grown from a setting. The average of real, lasting friends made in politics, or as the result of political association, is even less. Sincerely, Tyler TLS Con. ~4 BTW Papers DLC. To Members of the Alabama Colored State Teachers Associations ''Tuskegee, Ala., cat Mar. I, 19~4] With the co-operation and with the consent of Mr. William Pickens, President, Executive Committee, and other officers of the Alabama Colored State Teachers Association, ~ am addressing you on a very important matter: Alabama, as you know, is perhaps near the bottom of the list in the matter of educational efficiency. The white educators of the state 464